Toilet case



April 8, 1924; I 1,489,713 i F. RIEDER TOILET CASE Filed March 26. 1923 IIS ' @noe/nto@ Patented tl, 1924i.

FRANK RIEDER, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOILET CASE.

Application filed March 26, 1923.

To all cri/2.0m 01mg/ conce/m1,: l

Be it known that l, Fin-wi; Rianne, a citi Zen of the United States, residing in New York, county of Bronx, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet Cases, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates more particularly to a combined traveling and toilet case, the latter being adapted to hold a series of toilet articles and normally lying flat in such position that the entire set may be exposed to the user, and being adapted to be closed and latched so as to form in itself a complete bag which may be used independently of the traveling case when desired.

The invention will be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. l is a plan view of the traveling case and its complementary toilet case, the latter being in its normal position toA expose the toilet articles for use.

F ig. 2 is a plan view of the cases, showing the toilet case partially closed.

F ig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of the traveling case, showing the toilet case completely closed and adapted to be removed for use independently of the traveling case.

By reference to Fig. l of the drawings, it will be seen that the traveling case is of a usual type of rectangular forni. It is provided, however, as shown in Fig. 2, with parallel supporting bars l, located within the case and at its sides and below the top of the case only sufficiently to permit the toilet case to be supported thereon with its articles somewhat below the inner surface of the cover AX when the latter is closed. rlhe bars l may be secured within the traveling case in any suitable manner, and may be of metal or wood as desired.

The toilet case B is adapted to lie flat on the bars l, as shown in `Fig. l. It is preferably constructed with an inner lining of fiber board or the like, creased along the lines lV, 3, Fig. 2, or three pieces of board may be used the three meeting at said lines. This construction affords a sufficiently stiff supporting backing to the toilet articles when the toilet case lies in the position shown in Fig. l, while at the same time it permits folding of the case on said lines 2, c.

The liber board is covered on the inner face of the toilet case with any suitable light ma- Serial No. 627,658.

terial such as cloth or leather, and a covering of leather, imitation leather or the like is used as the exterior of the case, it being preferable to employ a material the same or similar to that employed for the outercovering of the traveling case, so that the two will match in general appearance. In the drawings I have not illustrated the fiber board inner lining, inasmuch as its use will be fully understood by those skilled in the art.

The toilet case B is provided at each side with a flexible flap l each flap being preferably of a width to cover substantially half of the inner surface of the toilet case, as shown in Figs. l and 2. At one end the case is profided with a handle 5 secured to a frame bar 6 of usual construction, the bar being provided with catch members?, 7X to engage complementary catch members 8, 8X on a frame bar carried at the opposite end of the case.

hen it is desired to remove the toilet case from the traveling case, the flaps 4f are laid over the toilet articles, assuming the position shown in Fig. 2. The two ends of the toilet are brought together, the case folding along the lines 2 and 3 for this purpose. The catch members are then engaged, and th toilet case assumes the appearance of a complete bag, as shown in Fig. 3, and which can be used entirely independently of the travel.- ing case. For example, when it is desired to carry the traveling case so full that the toilet case cannot be accommodated, the latter may be independently carried. In traveling by train, the users entire set of toilet articles may be carried from berth to lavatory with'- out the necessity of carrying the relatively heavy traveling case.

rlhe toilet case in this form as shown possesses further utility in that its yielding or flexible walls enable the carrying therein not only the set of toilet articles but a folded night-robe and soft slippers, so that the toilet case actually can be used as a complete overnight bag. Y

Having described my iniproveinmits. what I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

A toilet casefcomprising a normally flat body provided at each end with a substantially rigid metal frame member, the frame members carrying complementary catch devices, the said body having a centrally lo-` cated transversely extending section and beune ing adapted ilo bend o1' old at the nnugnal n testimony whereof, have signed 1u y hues of Sald seetlon, the 1atte1-fo1'111111g n@ name to thls `speclflmtlon m `the presence Hat base or support when the ease '1s closed, of two subscrlblng Wltnesses.

and flexible flaps, one secured to each side FRANK BIEDER. margin of the case and extend-ing 'from 'end 'Vtnesses: to end thereof, Crossing the central section, WV. LEE I-lELMs,

substantially as shown and described. E. SCHAUFELE. 

